Overview
- Each direction will have one motor-vehicle lane, a parking-protected bike lane, and a dedicated parking and loading lane.
- The mayor and DOT said work will start once conditions are dry and temperatures rise above roughly 40°F.
- Officials say the overhaul targets a corridor long marked by severe crashes and multiple pedestrian deaths.
- Prosecutors allege former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin accepted benefits from Broadway Stages owners to influence the project; the defendants have pleaded not guilty and the case remains active.
- The decision fulfills a campaign promise by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn emphasizing traffic calming and safer crossings for Greenpoint.